Gay business owner targeted by hate crime

A Seattle business owner is speaking out after becoming the target of a hate crime.

Author:
Elisa Hahn

Published:
6:40 AM PST February 7, 2017

WARNING: This story includes an image of a handwritten note which some may find offensive.

SEATTLE -- A Seattle business owner is speaking out after becoming the target of a hate crime. After news of the incident started spreading on social media, Seattle Police decided to host a community discussion about it this week.

“I've never had to hide for one minute who I was in this neighborhood,” said Aaron Amundsen, co-owner of Emerald City Tattoo and Supply in the Lake City neighborhood.

One morning, a week after the election, his business partner, Tony Johns, found a note on Amundsen's windshield.

“I saw there was a note on my best friend’s car,” said Johns, “So I walked up and I pulled it out from under there and I read it. I came in, and I was quite upset.”